The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-04
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For County Treasurer.
MATTHEW WHITE,
OF South ottawa.
Current Events.


The John Sherman boom took fresh
start on "Wednesday when he made y
speech In the House at Springfield, Ill
The house was, Of course, crowded, Gov.
Oplesby and Senator CullOm occupying
seats on the platform with the speaker and
making short addresses after the speech Of
Mr.. Sherman. The speech like that Mt
Nashville, was a re-hashing of dead and
buried issues-the war and what immedi-
ately followed that struggle At Nashville
his remarks were toned down very appre.
Gladly from the regulation edition; but up
north In Illinois the conditions were differ
ent, and he gave "the enemy" fits, four.
fifths Of his speech being devoted to that
branch Of defupCt specimens. AT no time
did he rise TO discussion of problems
now open TO discussion and settlement
but said that "the revenue must be reduc.
ed" which task he would accomplish by
removing the duties on the few articles
from which a large revenue Is derived,
leaving the high taxes on everything else
or make the people rich by taxing them 10
death. The letters of "Bystander" in this
paper are showing how fast they are doing
that sort of thing!
The difference between the Sherman
and the Blaine booms Is very small-merely
difference In the men. Sherman Is prob
ably deemed more honest personally; but
In political sense there Is no difference,
Neither looks at the present, but re-thresh
es old straw gathered after the aftermath
and threshed aud re threshed time and time
before this He accuses "his adversaries"
of "brOoding over the past" What past
Has Sherman been asleep for 10 years, not
70 know that the past Is gone, and that In
1884 the great people of America decided
that 1t should stay gonef
The Illinois Legislature has been dragging
It's slow length along through the week AZ.
complishing good deal in the passage OF
bills Among the bills sent to the Cover.
nor was the Roche Winston drainage bill
for Chicago, providing for the cutoff to
Lake Michigan from the Desplaines river
Among the bills signed was the prohibi.
tory of pool selling and book making on
horse races, NC, one allowing judges of
Circuit Courts to appoint shorthand re
porter; and one making the records of re
corders' offices free to the public during
Office hours. The jury commission bill has
passed to third reading In the house, pro.
viding that Judges of Circuit Courts may
appoint commissions on the application of
1000 petitioners.
II would appear that the President has
at last decided on taking n trip through the
west during the coming summer. The
President has never been west In his life;
and both his wife and his political friends
have urged him to accept the invitation of
81. Louis to make that city a visit In case
he should do 80, that episode will form but
small part of his tour, which is expected
to last through August and September, and
extend as far west AS the Pacific coast, re-
turning ria the Northern Pacific and the
Yellowstone Park, In which the party will
camp for few days.
The great coke strike at Connellsville,
which Is fast closing down the rolling mills
and iron works of the country, Is not set
tied yet nor is there any present hope of
settlement An attempt was made on
Thursday, but the men and the operators
are as far apart as ever-farthef than they
were month ago The operators cling to
the umpires decision while the men in
sist on l2l5 per cent advance If the price
remains at 81 In spite OF the umpire's de-
CisiOn The effe cts of the strike are now
felt throughout the industrial regions of
The country Thousands of workmen EN-
poyed In mills and factories are being
thrown out of employment. The situation
Is growing desperate. There are over
thirteen thousand idle men In the region.
They will average when working 50 day,
and have lost during their one months
strike, on this basis, $G76,OOO, and this is a
small item compared with what has been
lost by the operators and the shutting down
of furnaces, mills and industrial concerns,
and the consequent loss to workmen who
are laid off-all due 10 the coke strike.
The general officers of the Knights of
Labor are not blind to this state of affairs.
The strike In the building trades In Chi
cago continues with no chance of settle
ment. Many of the men are scattering
over the country and are at work In the
smaller towns. Some are In Ottawa What
building Is being done is by private indi-
viduals on their own account for whom the
men will work while they will not work
for regular contractor.
A new French ministry has been formed,
but the crisis in affairs Is not yet passed
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